Originally Posted by
Loren Pechtel
Would being able to easily retrieve an on-line image of the passport be good enough, or are actual copies needed?
Entities that demand passports (hotels, banks, hospitals, airlines, etc) want the real deal, but as
jiejie mentioned, most people leave their passports in safe places unless they know they will need them. I'm hard pressed to think of a law that is ignored on a more widespread basis than the matter at hand. .